Today we celebrate, once again, the glorious idea brought to us by our dear friend MIMI of "Mimi Writes". BLOGBLAST FOR PEACE!

Begun 4 years ago, this idea has exploded throughout the internet and is now on Facebook and Twitter and a host of other sites. How did it all begin?

It is a much better idea to let Mimi tell you the story herself, so please go read about Papa's Marbles and find the origins to this call for Peace.

Some have scoffed at this idea - wikipedia - but when you have Peace Globes being sent from the entire US and some 50 countries, well it must touch people's hearts indeed.

I have been honored to participate in all 7 BlogBlasts For Peace and will continue to be a Peace Globe Worker Bee as long as I am taking a breath, or until the world finds a more peaceful solution to our problems.

Each year I have selected something musical to illustrate the call for peace and this year is no different. What is slightly different this year is I have found a song that many probably have never heard.

Written by one of my new friends here in Memphis, Ms. Reba Russell, it is a call for peace and love...a call for the end to hunger and greed and abuse as well as the end to war and pain.

Will we find the answer to all of these problems in my life-time...well, I can only hope it is so. It takes one person to do a kindness to start a revolution of kindness...the concept of 'paying it forward'...helping that older woman across the street...holding a door for a woman or a man, so it does not close in their face...seeing someone on the side of the road and stopping to offer assistance...or just a smile at a stranger on the street as you pass by on your way to your destination.

LOVE IS THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING

One act of kindness and then you can only hope and pray they pass it on and so on and so on...

On this day, I forget about the differences I have with others...I look to the positive of our world.

This past Tuesday we went to the polls here in the US to select the individuals we think are best suited to represent us in government. The last years have been rife with bitterness and hate and undeclared war between our political parties. We would like to tell the world that we are above racial and ethnic divides, but in all reality, we are still fighting those battles.

LOVE IS THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING

The instigators who are continuing to try and divide our great country need to take a step back and S-T-O-P now, before we find ourselves in the middle of another civil war.

What? Think it can not happen? Do not be blind to those who spread lies and hate...and I am talking about those on both sides of the issues. If we can not make this better, what will our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren be left with, but a history of deceit and hatred and bigotry.

LOVE IS THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING

Just reach out to someone who is not like you and extend your hand in friendship. No one says we must all think and act alike - me especially, but accept that we are all equal and all have the right to express our feelings without the hatred which has permeated our society today.

If we can't get it right here...how can the earth get it right. And if we can't get it right for the earth, there might not be one someday very soon.

Beautifully written. Love IS the cure for everything. Thanks for introducing us to Reba and the music you so graciously share with us each week on your show. My post was about music and love as well...in an imperfect world...You've combined hopeful words and music with dire reality. It all needs to be said.

Thank you for starting the Peace Globe Worker Bees. They have been phenomenal on FB especially this week helping to get the word out and doing a million other acts of peace for me and all of us. You are the original bee!!! BZZZZZZZZZZZ

oh hell yeah! Best song ever for this event! New to blogging second event I have participated in [1st one was Practical Magic Blog Event]. Peace man...not just sporting an emblem...passing it around blogstyle, baby!

A most excellent post, Bond...I have read so many over the last few days, and yours kinda sums it all up!

Thank you for sharing this lovely piece, and all the wonderful globes! (:-D I'm glad this is one I can leave for Mimi to collect, since she's already been, since I would find it difficult to sum up all you say without losing something!)

Thanks for posting for peace since the beginning. I love your "sitting on the couch for peace" globe.........I do a lot of sitting for peace too:) Well written and inspiring post. Many thanks! Peace to you and yours.

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